Valve-operating device



n 3,5@95628 July 3' 1924 F. D. LESLIE VALVE OPERATING DEVICE Filed Dec. 2l. 1920 Patented July 8, 1924.

FREELAND D. LESLE, OF IVIIIL'LON,` MASSACHUSETTS.

' VALVE-OBERATING DEVICE.

Application filed December 21, 1 920. Y Serial No. 432,352.

To all whom t may concern.' v

Be it known that I, FREELAND D. Lnsiiin,

a citizen of the United States of America,

and a resident of Milton, in the county of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachw setts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valve-Operating Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for operating --the valves offlushing tanks forv water closets and the like., and has for its object the provision .of a simple structure of thischaracter which is simple in design, inexpensive to construct and feffectivein operation. Y

The invention consists primarily `of an oscillating rod having at one end an arm adapted to be connected to the valve lever and at the other end an L-shaped arm which is normally in contact with the L-shaped end of the handle spindle and adapted to be actuated by the oscillation of ksaid L`shaped end` in either direction whereby the valve will be lifted frornitsseata limited amount. The invention further consists fof',f certaln novelfeatures of construction and arrangement of partsl which will be understood i readily by the description of the drawings and by the claims tobe hereinafter given.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, one preferred lform thereof is illusl i "having an eye 22 at `its outer en d.

trated in the drawings, vthis form having been found t-o give satisfactory and reliable results although `it .is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged Yand organized 4and the invention is not l-irnw ited to ,the precise arrangement Hand organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described except as required by the scope of the appended claims.

.0f the drawings `Figure 1 represents a plan `of a valve-operating device leinbodyiiig the principlesof the present invention.

Figure 2 represents an .elevation of the same. j i .Y l

' Figure 3 represents a vertical section .on line 3j, 3, on Fig. 2. i'

Figure 4 represents an end elevation of the non-revoluble bushing. Y

Figure 5 represents an elevation of one end of the supporting plate forsaid valveoperating mechanism, and

Figure 6 represents a vertical section on line 6, 6, on Fig. 2.

Similar characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures o f the drawings.

In the drawings, 10 is the wall o f a flushing tank used in connection with water closets or the like and 11 is a metal bushing having a head 13 at its outer end bearing against the outer face of the wall 10.

The bushing 11 is provided with radial fins' or ribs 14 extending into notches in the wall 10 to prevent the rotation of said bushing 11 about its axis.v

These fins or ribs 14 also extend into notches 15 in one end of a plate 16 which is held against the inner face of the wall 10 byineans of the clamping nu-t 17 threaded to the inner end of the bushing 11.

Inasniuch as the 4bushing 11 is non-revol uble, it is obvious that the tins or ribs 14 will prevent the rotation of the plate 16 about the axis of the bushing 11.

The opposite end of the plate 16 is provided with a lateral pointed projection 18 which may be forcedinto the wall 10 to assist in retaining said plate 16 in position on the wall `10.

The plate 16 is also provided with two ears 19, 19x extending awayfrom the inner face of the vwall 10 and in bearings in these ears 19, 1 9x is mounted a rod 20 one end 0f. which is provided with a lateral arm 21 v"spindle 26 mounted to oscillate in the bushing11, the outer end of said spindle 26 hav ing secured thereto a handle 27 by which said spindle 26 may be oscillated.

'The L-shaped end 25 of the spindle 26 is so shaped that when the L-shaped arm 24 rests normally thereon, said arm 24 is at an acute angle lto a vertical plane as indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The ear 19x is provided with a notched extension 28 which coacts with the Lshaped said arm 2li and also to prevent end movement of the rod 20. Y

It is obvious therefore, that the oscillation of the rod is limited in one direction by the extension 28 and in the opposite direction by the L-shaped end 25. s

By actuating-the handle, the L-shaped end 25,1nay be moved in either direction about the axis of the spindle 26 and in this Inovement the L-shaped arm 24will be moved into the position indicated in dotted lines aty in Fig. 3.

The oscillation of the rod 2O thus effected will move the arm 21 into the position indicated in dotted lines at 3l in Fig. 6 andthe valve will be lifted from its seat therequi-red distance to eiect the proper operation of the flushing tanlL s y Vhen in normal position the L-shaped larm rests 4against the inclined portion 25" of the end 25 of spindle 26 and near the axis of said spindle sogthat when the spindle 26v is oscillated the varm 24 will be moved slowly at first and its vmovement will be gradually increased as the arm 2li moves along the inclined portion 251X tothe horizontal portion of said L-shaped end 25 where the leverage will be the greatest.

The advantage of thus gradually actuating the valve andpreventing a sudden inrush o'f a large amount of water into the hopper is self-evident.

This makes a very simple construction of valve-operating mechanism Vwhich may be installed easily and which when onceV invstalled is elifective in operation and cannot get out of order.

' .It is believed thatthe Aoperation and many advantages of the invention will be y l plate havinglateralears; a rod mounted to understood readily without :further descrip- A lar member havng` formed integral therey Having thus described my inventiom-I V v l end an'L-shaped arm'the outerendfportionV claiml Y y Y 1.v In a device :of the vclass described, a plate having lateral ears and an opening at yone side of said ears; a rod mounted to oscillatein said ears and having at one end a valve operating arm and at the opposite end, adjacent one of said ears, an L-shaped arm( the outer .end portion of which is straight` and parallel with said rod; a tubular member mounted in said opening and adapted to extend through the wall of a tank, said Y member having an outer head .integral therewith; a spindle mounted in said tubuwith an olsetstraight-jinner end normally below the axis 'of said spindle and midway .of lthe straight portion .of said L-shaped arm; 'and means for oscillating. saidfspindle plate having lateral ears and an opening at one side of said ears provided with radial notches; a rod mounted to oscillate in said Y ears and having Vatione end a valve operating army and at the opposite end, adjacent one of said ears, an L-'shaped arm the outer end portion of' which is straight 'and parallel with said rod; a tubular member mounted in said opening and adapted to extend through the wall ,of a 'tank7V said tubular member being provided with an integral outer head and having ins positioned in said notches; a spindle mounted in said tubuf lar member having formed vintegral there- :with an oi'setinner end normally belowthe axis of' saidV spindle and midway of the straight portion of said L-shaped arm; and

means forr oscillating said spindle inf-either direction'to cause the offset portion of said spindle to engage the straight portionwof the axis Y s In a device of the class described a" operating arm at one end;l fanL-shapedarm` said L-shaped arm` and'fmove said rod about at the opposite end-oisaid-rod; anotfched extension to oneofsaid ears coacting with asaidf L-shaped :armi-sto, limit the oscillation of {saidf rod* and the Lend movement' thereof a spindle' having an L-shape'd end on which said. L-shaped arm normally restsf; 'pand Y means for `oscillating said-f spindle 4.- In a l.device "of the lclassdescribed, a

oscillate in said 'ears'andhaving avalve op-VY erating arm at'oneendand `at its opposite of which is parallel with said'zrod;l a'spindle having its inner end bent to form an ojisetfcylindrical portion parallel toY said spin- Y dle and having an inclined portionon which -Y the'straightportion of said L-shaped yarm Vll() plane-andV at apoint adjacent; the ,axis on V- -V normally rests at an acute lar'i'gle'to a vertical l' U'Witnesses Y v Y K YWAI/run E. LQMBARD,Y INATHANC. LOMBARD.

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